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Ex- governorship candidate dumps APC for PDP
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Candidate of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the 2012 governorship election in Edo State, Solomon…
Jonathan: Rescue plan in place for abducted schoolgirls
.President gives assurance to visiting Senators that the girls will be saved Jamiu Yisa President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that…
Massive Protests Mar May Day Celebration In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Massive protests marred today’s May Day celebration at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria as hundreds of protesters…
Oando shifts take-over of ConocoPhillips Nigerian business
Oando Energy Resources Inc, a company focused on oil and gas exploration and production in Nigeria, has announced that the…
Watch out: Your child can get high inhaling deodorant spray!
In northern Nigeria, children have been getting high inhaling gum, giving authorities a lot of concern about drug addiction. But…
Nigerian runs drug supply ring from Aussie detention centre
A Nigerian detainee at Sydney, Australia’s Villawood Detention Centre has been arrested by New South Wales police for allegedly running…
Sony exits PC business, books heavy losses
Sony on Thursday warned it would report a bigger-than-expected annual loss, blaming costs tied to its exit from the personal…
May Day turns protest day, sombre in Seoul
Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse May Day protesters in Istanbul on Thursday, as tens of…
Turkish police teargas protesting workers on May Day
Turkish police used water canon and tear gas on Thursday to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a…
Tributes pour in for Amaka Igwe
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE As the Nigerian entertainment industry mourns the demise of Nollywood icon, Mrs Amaka Igwe, who died Monday at…
May Day: APC tells workers better days coming
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerian workers to remain strong and keep hope alive, despite the prevailing situation…
4 persons killed in cult wars in Ijebu-Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta No fewer than four persons were killed in clashes between rival cult groups in Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Ode…
Confab creates role for states in mineral exploration
After four days of debate and disagreement, the Committee on Devolution of Power at the on-going National Conference, on Wednesday,…
IMF approves $17bn aid for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday a $17 billion aid deal for Ukraine, even as Kiev fights to prevent pro-Moscow…
Twitter shares fall after poor user growth report
Twitter shares Wednesday finished at their lowest level since the company’s November Wall Street debut after the company added fewer…
Confab extended by six weeks
The Federal Government has approved a six weeks extension for the national conference, according to the new work plan for…
Why the abducted girls have not been freed— CDS Badeh
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh said on Wednesday that though the military know the location…
Terrorism: US warns on Shebab, Boko Haram threats
The worldwide terror threat is evolving as Al-Qaeda linked groups and other militants become increasingly violent and Syria spawns a…
Bumper harvest for Nigeria’s rice farmers
Rice farmers in Ilushi, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo state harvested six tonnes of the grain per…
One ‘lucky’ kidnap suspect saved
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC,Ogun State Command have rescued a middle-aged woman, Favour Okoye,…
NERC stops fixed charge in areas without electricity for 15 days
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday in Abuja directed electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) to stop collecting N750 monthly…
‘Bring back our daughters’, chant protesters in Abuja
Nigerian protesters marched on the National Assembly Wednesday to demand the government and military do more to rescue scores of…
Football: Guardiola laments Real Madrid ‘debacle’
MUNICH (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has been left picking up the pieces amidst the fall-out from Bayern Munich’s historic 4-0…
9,500 Lagos pupils partially blind
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says 9,498 pupils in Lagos public primary schools have visual impairment or partial blindness…
Ex-electricity workers protest in Akure
The Ondo State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Electricity Workers on Wednesday in Akure protested over non-payment of severance entitlements…
Nigerian Reps target Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill
Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated Committees on Steel, Priviatisation and Commercialisation and Justice to investigate the concession of…
Eko, Ikeja DISCOs review 5,100 job contracts
The management of Eko and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies on Tuesday withdrew the identification cards of their 5,075 contract staff…
New date for Babalakin on bid to stop trial
A Nigerian High Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Wednesday adjourned till 12 May hearing in an application filed by…
Mob justice: 3 suspects burnt to death
YUSUF MUHAMMED Three suspected kidnappers were early this morning burnt to death by a mob along Ijoko Road, Sango, Ogun…
Tanker driver kills pregnant road sweeper
Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A pregnant road sweeper working with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has been crushed to death.…